330 On Russian Stoves. 



The construction of both these stoves is alike. — Both 

 rest upon a brick foundation, on which a Iiearth stone is 

 placed, on these the fire place, the flues, and the exterior 

 walls are raised, and to the latter the ornamental covering 

 is united by iron clasps. — Three rows of tiles lying one over 

 another, and two rows of bricks, form the ceiling of this 

 stove and a double superstructure of the ornamental 

 covering terminates the whole. — This is shown in the figure 

 (C) — The space p g e u (figure A) is the fire chamber 

 arched to t r (as shown in the figure C) — From the open 

 arch at t r (figure A) the ftame, heat, and smoke rise into 

 the flue (o) and ascend through it to the ceiling of the 

 stove, and there enter through an aperture of the same 

 diameter as the flue {o) into the flue No. 1, descend again 

 to the level of the hearth, and there pass through a similar 

 aperture into the flue No. 2 — then fall into No. 3 — rise 

 again into No. 4 — fall into No. 5 — rise again into No. 6 — 

 fall into No. 7, and descend till they reach the arch of the 

 fire place from whence they ascend through No. 8, into the 

 chimney. — The passage of the flame, heat, and smoke 

 through the flues Nos. 6, 7 ^nd 8, is particularly delineated 

 in the figure C and the lines i k s q in this figure exhibit 

 the aperture by which they pass from No 5 into No. 6. 



As soon as the wood in the stove is reduced to charcoal 

 and there is no more smoke — the heat is retained by nearly 

 closing the damper in the flue No. 8. which is shown in 

 figure C This damper is removed through the door (a) 

 (figure D) before the fire is lighted. The damper is some- 

 times placed in No. 6, at the spot where the other small 

 door (a) appears in the figure D. 



The figure (H) in the drawing exhibits the exterior of 

 the second stove with the stove door (m) and the damper 



